TurningArt, a national full-service art consulting firm specializing in workplace, healthcare, and commercial environments, has acquired H. Marion Art Consulting, a Chicago-area art consulting firm with more than 40 years of experience creating human-centered art programs with a specialized focus in healthcare design. H. Marion will continue to operate independently, maintaining its high-touch, client-centered approach while gaining access to TurningArt’s network of more than 4,000 independent artists, national fabrication and installation partners, and a tech-enabled platform that supports multi-location, large-scale, and rotation programs.
The acquisition expands the scope and flexibility of what H. Marion can deliver to its existing clients across Illinois and Texas while providing TurningArt with deep expertise in healthcare art program design and a significant client base in a market where it sees strong growth opportunities. Financial terms were not disclosed.
H. Marion Art Consulting helped champion the movement to deinstitutionalize the hospital experience beginning in the mid-1980s, introducing warmth, local identity, and design intention to healthcare spaces at a time when few others were focused on the therapeutic and humanizing potential of art in medical environments. Today, the firm practices Evidence-Based and Biophilic Design principles to create patient and family-centered healing environments, operating well beyond art placement to include original murals, history and donor walls, outdoor sculpture, mobiles, and patient communication boards. An in-house graphics department and licensed ASID interior designer on staff give H. Marion capabilities that extend into comprehensive interior design support for healthcare operators.
TurningArt CEO Mari Silipo Cook described H. Marion’s reputation as grounded in thoughtful program design and deep client relationships, characterizing the work the firm does in healthcare environments as exactly the kind of expertise TurningArt wants to amplify at national scale. H. Marion President Jan Marion noted that the partnership expands what the firm can offer its clients while providing new opportunities for its team, with TurningArt’s platform and national infrastructure enabling greater flexibility and scale without sacrificing the personalized approach clients value.
The acquisition reflects growing recognition among art consulting firms that scale and technology infrastructure are increasingly necessary to serve large, multi-location healthcare clients who require consistent programming, sophisticated logistics, and ongoing rotation capabilities across dozens or hundreds of facilities.
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“H. Marion has built an exceptional reputation grounded in thoughtful program design and deep client relationships. Their work in healthcare environments, and the care they bring to every installation, is exactly the kind of expertise we want to amplify.”
Mari Silipo Cook, CEO, TurningArt
“This partnership allows us to expand what we can offer and provide new opportunities for our team and clients. With TurningArt’s platform and national infrastructure behind us, we’re able to bring additional flexibility and scale to those programs while maintaining the personalized approach our clients value.”
Jan Marion, President, H. Marion Art Consulting
